Responsibility of the Committee
The Strategic Planning & Priorities Advisory Committee (SPPAC)’s responsibility shall be to advise and counsel the President on strategic planning and the determination of resource allocation, to consult with campus constituencies on strategic planning and priorities, and to regularly apprise the faculty of issues under discussion.
2026-27 Academic Year
SPPAC meets during the semester on Thursdays from 4:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
If you have a suggestion or question for SPPAC, contact Greg Shaya: gshaya@wooster.edu Chair.
Membership
Elected Faculty & Staff (voting)
- Marianne Wardle, Director & Curator of The College of Wooster Art Museum
- Caitlin Paynich Stanowick, Editorial Director, Marketing and Communications
- Greg Shaya, Professor, History co-chair
- Susan Clayton, Professor, Environmental Studies
- Daren Kendall, Associate Professor Art and Art History
- Brooke Krause, Associate Professor Economics
- Susan Lehman, Professor of Physics
- Rick Lehtinen, Professor of Biology
- Staff Representative-Open
President & Senior Staff (non-voting)
- Joe Kirk Interim Dean of Students
- Carolyn Ciriegio, Vice President for Advancement
- Ashley Kistler, Provost
- Rebecca Burgstahler, Vice President for Finance and Business
- Anne McCall, President
- Jason McGrath, Vice President for Enrollment
- Angila Tracey, Secretary of the College/Director of Administration
- Lin Hillis, (Invited Guest), Vice President for People, Culture, and Talent
- David Putman (Invited Guest), Director of Institutional Research